Virtual Special Issue on Theory and Research on Collective Action in the European Journal of Social Psychology

Guest Edited by Julia C. Becker

Virtual Issue Editorial: Virtual Special Issue on Theory and Research on Collective Action in the European Journal of Social Psychology
Julia C. Becker

I. Collective Identification as predictor of collective action

Kawakami, K., & Dion, K. L. (1993). The impact of salient self-identities on relative deprivation and action intentions
European Journal of Social Psychology, 23, 525–540

De Weerd, M., & Klandermans, B. (1999). Group identification and political protest: farmers’ protest in the Netherlands
European Journal of Social Psychology, 29, 1073–1095

Simon, B., Trötschel, R., & Dähne, D. (2008). Identity affirmation and social movement support
European Journal of Social Psychology, 38, 935–946

Smith, H. J., & Tyler, T. R. (1996). Justice and power: When will justice concerns encourage the advantaged to support policies which redistribute economic resources and the disadvantaged to willingly obey the law?
European Journal of Social Psychology, 26, 171–200

Greenaway, K. H., Quinn, E. A., & Louis, W. R. (2011). Appealing to common humanity increases forgiveness but reduces collective action among victims of historical atrocities
European Journal of Social Psychology, 41, 569–573

Bliuc, A.-M., McGarty, C., Reynolds, K., & Muntele, D. (2007). Opinion-based group membership as a predictor of commitment to political action European Journal of Social Psychology, 37, 19–32

Becker, J. C., & Wagner, U. (2009). Doing gender differently – The interplay of strength of gender identification and content of gender identity in predicting women’s endorsement of sexism
European Journal of Social Psychology, 39, 487–508

Verkuyten, M. & Yildiz, A. A. (2010). Religious identity consolidation and mobilization among Turkish Dutch Muslims
European Journal of Social Psychology, 40, 436–447

Reicher, S., Cassidy, C., Wolpert, I., Hopkins, N., & Levine, M. (2006). Saving Bulgaria’s Jews: An analysis of social identity and the mobilization of social solidarity
European Journal of Social Psychology, 36, 49–72

II. Sociostructural variables that promote versus inhibit collective action

Mummendey, A., Klink, A., Mielke, R., Wenzel, M., & Blanz, M. (1999). Socio-structural characteristics of intergroup relations and identity management strategies: Results from a field study in East Germany
European Journal of Social Psychology, 29, 259–285

Jetten, J., Schmitt, M. T., Branscombe, N. R. Garza, A. A., & Mewse, A. J. (2011). Group commitment in the face of discrimination: The role of legitimacy appraisals
European Journal of Social Psychology, 41, 116–126

Boen, F., & Vanbeselaere, N. (1998). Reactions upon a failed attempt to enter a high status group: An experimental test of the five-stage model
European Journal of Social Psychology, 28, 689–696

Stott, C., & Drury, J. (2004). The importance of social structure and social interaction in stereotype consensus and content: Is the whole greater than the sum of its parts?
European Journal of Social Psychology, 34, 11–23

Wright, S. C., & Taylor, D. M. (1998). Responding to Tokenism: Individual action in the face of collective injustice
European Journal of Social Psychology, 28, 647–667

III. Psychological implications of the social structure

Matheson, K., & Anisman, H. (2009). Anger and shame elicited by discrimination: Moderating role of coping on action endorsements and salivary cortisol
European Journal of Social Psychology, 39, 163–185

Bynner, J., & Ashford, S. (1994). Politics and participation: Some antecedents of young people’s attitudes to the political system and political activity
European Journal of Social Psychology, 24, 223–236

Wohl, M. J. A., Giguère, B., Branscombe, N. R., & McVicar, D. N. (2011). One day we might be no more: Collective angst and protective action from potential distinctiveness loss
European Journal of Social Psychology, 41, 289–300

Durrheim, K., Dixon, J., Tredoux, C., Eaton, L., Quayle, M., & Clack, B. (2011). Predicting support for racial transformation policies: Intergroup threat, racial prejudice, sense of group entitlement and strength of identification
European Journal of Social Psychology, 41, 23–41

Costello, K., & Hodson, G. (2011). Social dominance-based threat reactions to immigrants in need of assistance
European Journal of Social Psychology, 41, 220–231

IV. A dynamic perspective on collective action

Reicher, S. D. (1996). “The Battle of Westminster”: Developing the social identity model of crowd behavior in order to explain the initiation and development of collective conflict
European Journal of Social Psychology, 26, 115–134

Drury, J., & Reicher, S. (2005). Explaining enduring empowerment: A comparative study of collective action and psychological outcomes
European Journal of Social Psychology, 35, 35–58

Stott, C., Adang, O., Livingstone, A., & Schreiber, M. (2007). Variability in the collective behaviour of England fans at Euro2004: ‘Hooliganism’, public order, policing and social change
European Journal of Social Psychology, 37, 75–100

Stott, C., & Reicher, S. (1998). Crowd action as intergroup process: Introducing the police perspective
European Journal of Social Psychology, 28, 509–529